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Police and FBI surround the apartment building in Santa Monica, Calif., where fugitive crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and his longtime companion Catherine Greig were arrested, Wednesday evening, June 22, 2011. The two were arrested without incident, the FBI said. Bulger was the leader of the Winter Hill Gang when he fled in January 1995 after being tipped by a former Boston FBI agent that he was about to be indicted. (AP Photo/David Zentz)

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CBS/AP) – Two property managers at the Santa Monica apartment complex where Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger lived with his girlfriend say the pair moved in about 15 years ago and paid the rent in cash.

Blankstein said the building is quickly becoming a tourist site for New Englanders.

“There were a half a dozen people from the Boston-area who showed up, kind of curious about what happened.”

“This is actually a very nice neighborhood, that’s just north of the Wilshire Boulevard area of Santa Monica. It’s very thickly settled, a fairly upscale neighborhood,” Aaron Lewis, a former reporter who lives in the area, told WBZ NewsRadio 1030.

“(It’s) about three blocks from the cliffs that overlook the beach. Not exactly a place where you would go if you wanted to lay low. There’s certainly a lot of people walking around on the sidewalks and not too far away is the 3rd Street Promenade, which is a very popular attraction for tourists.”